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May 19, 2026
Plaint Cannot Be Rejected Under Order VII Rule 11 If Authority To Sue Is A
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  • HIGH COURTS

"Objection regarding the authority of Mr. Akshat Jain to institute the suit on behalf of the plaintiff society involves disputed questions of fact which require

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May 19, 2026
3-Judge Bench Ratio In 'K.A. Najeeb' Cannot Be Diluted By Smaller Benches To Deny UAPA
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  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Statutory embargo of Section 43-D(5) must remain a circumscribed restriction that operates subject to the guarantee of Articles 21 and 22 of the Constitution. Therefore,

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May 19, 2026
Section 304-A IPC: Supreme Court Extends Benefit Of Probation Of Offenders Act To Driver, Orders
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  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Supreme Court, in a significant ruling dated May 18, 2026, held that an offender convicted under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for

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May 19, 2026
'Bail Is Rule, Jail Exception' Applies Even Under UAPA; Section 43-D(5) Is Subordinate To Article
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  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Section 43-D(5) remains subordinate to Article 21 at all times and a constitutional court need not hold back bail to the accused in the garb

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May 19, 2026
Section 304-A IPC: Supreme Court Grants Probation To Driver, Says Conviction Under Probation Of Offenders
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  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Appellant in the instant case has been convicted for offence under Section 304-A of IPC read with Section 134(b) and Section 187 of MVA. Neither

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May 19, 2026
Intermittent Daily Wage Earnings Not 'Gainful Employment' Under Section 17-B ID Act: Delhi High Court
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  • HIGH COURTS

"Occasional and irregular earnings of such nature cannot be construed as stable or gainful employment so as to disentitle the Respondents/Workmen from the statutory protection

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May 19, 2026
General Apprehension Of Weapon Snatching By Maoists Not A Ground To Refuse Arms License Renewal
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  • HIGH COURTS

"Right of a citizen to protect himself, his family, and his property is an integral component of the right to life guaranteed under Article 21

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May 19, 2026
Rajasthan High Court Initiates Suo Motu Contempt Against Litigant & Driver For Unauthorised Recording Of
  • legal News
  • HIGH COURTS

"Recording of the Court proceedings constitutes a contempt of court as it amounts to interference with the administration of justice and also it lowers down the dignity

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May 19, 2026
Injured Eyewitness Testimony Carries 'Built-In Guarantee' Of Presence: Jharkhand High Court Upholds Murder Conviction Despite
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  • HIGH COURTS

"Evidence of an injured witness has greater evidentiary value and unless compelling reasons exist, their statements are not to be discarded lightly, " Jharkhand High Court, in

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May 19, 2026
Partition Suit: Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Staying Execution, Says Preliminary Decree Can Be
  • legal News
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Crux of the consideration is whether the Decree is a simple Preliminary Decree, or whether the Trial Court, in its wisdom, has made it both a Preliminary

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May 19, 2026
No Need For Fresh Final Decree Application To Execute Auction If Preliminary Decree Already Determines
  • legal News
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"It is well settled in law that a preliminary decree declares the rights and liabilities, but in a given case, a decree may be both preliminary and

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May 19, 2026
Vacancies Arising Under Repealed Rules Don't Confer Vested Right To Promotion; Candidate Governed By 'Rule
  • legal News
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"There is no rule of universal application that vacancies must be necessarily filled on the basis of the law which existed on the date when they

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May 19, 2026
Parking Truck On Highway At Night Without Indicators Is Gross Violation Of MV Act; Driver
  • legal News
  • HIGH COURTS

"In the absence of any indicator or warning signal, it would have been difficult for the deceased to notice the truck parked on the road. The

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May 19, 2026
Morality Must Be Kept Separate From Offence While Dealing With Individual's Liberty: Delhi High Court
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  • HIGH COURTS

"Morality has to be kept separate from the offence, that too while dealing with the matter of liberty of an individual," Delhi High Court, in a

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May 19, 2026
Tenant Has No Indefeasible Right To Insist On Separate Trial Of Maintainability Objections In Summary
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  • HIGH COURTS

"In summary rent proceedings, where expeditious adjudication is the governing legislative object, the authority is vested with discretion to decide whether a particular objection ought

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May 19, 2026
Lessee Mutating Own Name As Owner & Mortgaging Property Amounts To Denial Of Title Leading
  • legal News
  • HIGH COURTS

"Basic structure of the property was of religious inam trust and the tenant can not be allowed to change the basic structure of the property

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May 19, 2026
Summoning Accused A Serious Matter, Vexatious Proceedings Must Be Weeded Out: Calcutta High Court Quashes
  • legal News
  • HIGH COURTS

"Summoning of an accused is a serious matter which affects liberty and dignity of the individual concerned. Judicial intervention under Section 482 CrPC to weed out

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May 18, 2026
Writ Petition Challenging Labour Tribunal Award Maintainable Even Against Privatized Air India: Delhi High Court
  • legal News
  • HIGH COURTS

"Once a Labour Court or Industrial Tribunal renders an award, such award is subject to judicial review by the High Court under Articles 226/227. In

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May 18, 2026
Decree On Admission Under Order XII Rule 6 CPC Can Be Based On Statements Made
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  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"A decree can be passed under Order XII, Rule 6 CPC on the basis of an admission, whether it is contained in the pleadings or

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May 18, 2026
CISF Personnel Making Unsubstantiated Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Colleagues Can Be Removed From Service: Delhi
  • legal News
  • HIGH COURTS

"In a disciplined force, making unsubstantiated allegations against colleagues, misbehaving with superior officers, and bypassing chain of command have serious implications for discipline," Delhi High

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May 19, 2026
3-Judge Bench Ratio In 'K.A. Najeeb' Cannot Be Diluted By Smaller Benches To Deny UAPA
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Statutory embargo of Section 43-D(5) must remain a circumscribed restriction that operates subject to the guarantee of Articles 21 and 22 of the Constitution. Therefore,

read more
May 19, 2026
Section 304-A IPC: Supreme Court Extends Benefit Of Probation Of Offenders Act To Driver, Orders
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Supreme Court, in a significant ruling dated May 18, 2026, held that an offender convicted under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for

read more
May 19, 2026
'Bail Is Rule, Jail Exception' Applies Even Under UAPA; Section 43-D(5) Is Subordinate To Article
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Section 43-D(5) remains subordinate to Article 21 at all times and a constitutional court need not hold back bail to the accused in the garb

read more
May 19, 2026
Section 304-A IPC: Supreme Court Grants Probation To Driver, Says Conviction Under Probation Of Offenders
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Appellant in the instant case has been convicted for offence under Section 304-A of IPC read with Section 134(b) and Section 187 of MVA. Neither

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May 19, 2026
Partition Suit: Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Staying Execution, Says Preliminary Decree Can Be
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Crux of the consideration is whether the Decree is a simple Preliminary Decree, or whether the Trial Court, in its wisdom, has made it both a Preliminary

read more
May 19, 2026
No Need For Fresh Final Decree Application To Execute Auction If Preliminary Decree Already Determines
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"It is well settled in law that a preliminary decree declares the rights and liabilities, but in a given case, a decree may be both preliminary and

read more
May 19, 2026
Vacancies Arising Under Repealed Rules Don't Confer Vested Right To Promotion; Candidate Governed By 'Rule
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"There is no rule of universal application that vacancies must be necessarily filled on the basis of the law which existed on the date when they

read more
May 18, 2026
Decree On Admission Under Order XII Rule 6 CPC Can Be Based On Statements Made
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"A decree can be passed under Order XII, Rule 6 CPC on the basis of an admission, whether it is contained in the pleadings or

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May 18, 2026
"Shocking Administrative Apathy": Supreme Court Summons Rajasthan Top Brass Over Failure To Curb Illegal Sand
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Conduct of the State reflects a wholly casual, indifferent, and indolent approach towards the grave issues prevailing in this matter, i.e., rampant illegal mining, irreversible

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May 18, 2026
Bar Council Of India Seeks Mamata Banerjee's Enrolment Details After Former WB CM Appears In
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Having regard to the constitutional public office held by her during the said period, and without expressing any opinion at this stage on the permissibility or

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May 18, 2026
Suppression Of Facts Not Fatal If Not Material To Merits; State Cannot Benefit From Its
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Concept of suppression or non-disclosure of facts transcends mere concealment; it necessitates the deliberate withholding of material facts—those of such critical import that their absence would render

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May 16, 2026
Power To Strike Off Tenant's Defense Under Order XV Rule 5 CPC Is Discretionary, Not
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Power to strike off the defence under Order XV Rule 5 CPC, though couched in mandatory terms, is not to be exercised mechanically. The Court

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May 16, 2026
Rules Of Procedure Are Handmaid Of Justice, Not Mistress; Striking Off Defence Under Order XV
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Rules of procedure are the handmaid of justice and not its mistress. In the present context, the strict interpretation would defeat justice," Supreme Court, in

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May 16, 2026
Mediclaim Reimbursement Not Deductible From Motor Accident Compensation; Tortfeasor Can’t Benefit From Claimant’s Prudence: Supreme
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Contractual benefit of reimbursement of medical expenses as a result of this policy is, therefore, independent of any other claim. The provisions of the

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May 16, 2026
Sale Of Natural Gas Via Common Carrier Pipelines Is An Inter-State Sale; UP Has No
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"The movement of gas via common carrier does not change the nature of sale to disentitle the benefit of Section 3 of the CST Act...

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May 16, 2026
Section 6(5) Hindu Succession Act Is A Saving Clause, Not A Jurisdictional Bar To Partition
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Section 6(5) of the H.S. Act is a saving clause, not a jurisdictional bar. It saves valid, completed partitions from the retroactive reach of the

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May 16, 2026
Second Application For Rejection Of Plaint Barred By Res Judicata If Earlier Order Attained Finality:
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Principle of res judicata applies also as between two stages in the same litigation to this extent that a court... having at an earlier stage

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May 16, 2026
Denial Of Remission Cannot Rest Solely On Heinousness Of Crime; Justice Doesn't Permit Permanent Incarceration
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Justice does not permit permanent incarceration of an individual in the shadow of their worst act," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling dated May 15,

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May 16, 2026
Pleadings Must State Material Facts, Not Evidence; Deficiency In Pleading Cannot Be Raised For First
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"There is distinction between facta probanda (the facts required to be proved i.e. material facts) and facta probantia (the facts by means of which they

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May 16, 2026
Nomenclature Of Transaction As 'Loan' Irrelevant; If Ingredients Met, It Is A 'Deposit' Under MPID
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Even if the transaction is named as 'loan', it would not take it out of the scope of the term 'deposit' as defined. Nomenclature of

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May 19, 2026
Plaint Cannot Be Rejected Under Order VII Rule 11 If Authority To Sue Is A
  • HIGH COURTS

"Objection regarding the authority of Mr. Akshat Jain to institute the suit on behalf of the plaintiff society involves disputed questions of fact which require

read more
May 19, 2026
Intermittent Daily Wage Earnings Not 'Gainful Employment' Under Section 17-B ID Act: Delhi High Court
  • HIGH COURTS

"Occasional and irregular earnings of such nature cannot be construed as stable or gainful employment so as to disentitle the Respondents/Workmen from the statutory protection

read more
May 19, 2026
General Apprehension Of Weapon Snatching By Maoists Not A Ground To Refuse Arms License Renewal
  • HIGH COURTS

"Right of a citizen to protect himself, his family, and his property is an integral component of the right to life guaranteed under Article 21

read more
May 19, 2026
Rajasthan High Court Initiates Suo Motu Contempt Against Litigant & Driver For Unauthorised Recording Of
  • HIGH COURTS

"Recording of the Court proceedings constitutes a contempt of court as it amounts to interference with the administration of justice and also it lowers down the dignity

read more
May 19, 2026
Injured Eyewitness Testimony Carries 'Built-In Guarantee' Of Presence: Jharkhand High Court Upholds Murder Conviction Despite
  • HIGH COURTS

"Evidence of an injured witness has greater evidentiary value and unless compelling reasons exist, their statements are not to be discarded lightly, " Jharkhand High Court, in

read more
May 19, 2026
Parking Truck On Highway At Night Without Indicators Is Gross Violation Of MV Act; Driver
  • HIGH COURTS

"In the absence of any indicator or warning signal, it would have been difficult for the deceased to notice the truck parked on the road. The

read more
May 19, 2026
Morality Must Be Kept Separate From Offence While Dealing With Individual's Liberty: Delhi High Court
  • HIGH COURTS

"Morality has to be kept separate from the offence, that too while dealing with the matter of liberty of an individual," Delhi High Court, in a

read more
May 19, 2026
Tenant Has No Indefeasible Right To Insist On Separate Trial Of Maintainability Objections In Summary
  • HIGH COURTS

"In summary rent proceedings, where expeditious adjudication is the governing legislative object, the authority is vested with discretion to decide whether a particular objection ought

read more
May 19, 2026
Lessee Mutating Own Name As Owner & Mortgaging Property Amounts To Denial Of Title Leading
  • HIGH COURTS

"Basic structure of the property was of religious inam trust and the tenant can not be allowed to change the basic structure of the property

read more
May 19, 2026
Summoning Accused A Serious Matter, Vexatious Proceedings Must Be Weeded Out: Calcutta High Court Quashes
  • HIGH COURTS

"Summoning of an accused is a serious matter which affects liberty and dignity of the individual concerned. Judicial intervention under Section 482 CrPC to weed out

read more
May 18, 2026
Writ Petition Challenging Labour Tribunal Award Maintainable Even Against Privatized Air India: Delhi High Court
  • HIGH COURTS

"Once a Labour Court or Industrial Tribunal renders an award, such award is subject to judicial review by the High Court under Articles 226/227. In

read more
May 18, 2026
CISF Personnel Making Unsubstantiated Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Colleagues Can Be Removed From Service: Delhi
  • HIGH COURTS

"In a disciplined force, making unsubstantiated allegations against colleagues, misbehaving with superior officers, and bypassing chain of command have serious implications for discipline," Delhi High

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May 18, 2026
Landlord Residing In Same Building Entitled To Eviction For Nuisance By Tenant's Patrons; No Need
  • HIGH COURTS

"Every act of tenant which interferes with landlord’s right to use or occupy his property and disturbs the reasonable peace of ordinary persons leading to unpleasant

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May 18, 2026
Nature Of Property And Limitation In Partition Suits Are Mixed Questions Of Law & Fact,
  • HIGH COURTS

"Whether the father sold the suit property as Kartha of a Hindu Undivided Family is a mixed question of law and fact and the sanctity of the

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May 18, 2026
Prosecution Case Demolished If Physical Layout In IO’s Sketch Map Contradicts Witness Testimony: Calcutta High
  • HIGH COURTS

"Sketch map as has been prepared shows the house of Babulal Das on the northern side... the place of occurrence is shown as in the

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May 18, 2026
Husband Cannot Be Convicted For Wife’s Death Merely Because They Lived Under Same Roof Without
  • HIGH COURTS

"Section 106 of the Evidence Act does not absolve the prosecution of its primary burden of proving its case beyond reasonable doubt; it is only

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May 18, 2026
Election Petition Against Municipal President Maintainable Within 30 Days Of Election Meeting Despite Absence Of
  • HIGH COURTS

"Applying harmonious construction and the principle that no person shall be left remediless, Section 20(3)(i) must be read to allow filing of an election petition within 30

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May 18, 2026
Mere Presence Or Post-Incident Help Not Sufficient To Prove Common Intention Under Section 34 IPC:
  • HIGH COURTS

"For conviction with the aid of Section 34 IPC, a definite and clear-cut finding must be recorded of this nature by the Court that there

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May 18, 2026
Land Loser Appointments: Railways Not In Contempt For Requiring Physical Tests & Matriculation Qualifications, Rules
  • HIGH COURTS

Calcutta High Court, in a significant ruling, held that Railway authorities do not commit contempt of court by requiring land losers to undergo Physical Efficiency

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May 18, 2026
Injunction Order Paying 'Lip-Service' To Cardinal Tests Without Addressing Allegations Of Fraud Is Unsustainable: Calcutta
  • HIGH COURTS

"An order of temporary injunction which pays lip-service to the three cardinal tests without specifically addressing grave allegations made by the defendants cannot be sustained." Calcutta

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February 21, 2026
Deciphering  DNA Testing Manual for the Indian Bar

In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for

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January 13, 2026
POSSESSION JURISPRUDENCE: Why Courts Protect the Person Who Holds the Thing

Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and

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October 07, 2025
Admissions, Affidavits, and Onus: The Civil Litigator’s Evidence Playbook

Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts

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September 09, 2025
Res Judicata: The Bedrock of Judicial Finality and Efficiency in Law

In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"

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August 04, 2025
Remedies for Copyright Infringement in India

"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary-  Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act

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May 01, 2025
Reportable Judgments VS Non Reportable Judgments in India A Detailed Exploration

In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.

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